A woman who was struck by an SUV in Newark last month has died from her injuries, officials said Sunday.
Yesina Afflitto, 33, of Elizabeth, was pronounced dead on Sunday, according to the Essex County prosecutor and Newark public safety director.
Afflito and her friend, Damaris Lamberty, 48, were struck Jan. 6 by a white SUV that was heading east on Verona Avenue, near Broadway, in Newark, officials said. The driver fled the scene.
Both women were social workers with Essex County's Department of Welfare, according to Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.
Nester Marin-Romaldo, 35, of Elizabeth, was charged with aggravated assault and leaving the scene, officials said. Now he will also be charged with vehicular homicide, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly.
Marin-Romaldo remains at large. Anyone with information about him is asked to call 911 or the prosecutor's tip line at 877-847-7432.
